/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>56579412
Sell your boipucci on there

Do you get bids just before the end of the auction? I think that's common.

>doing ebay hustle in 2023. you were supposed to start literally 10 years ago in 2013. ebay and dropshipping hustle died in 2016. find something else. youve been scammed

>>56579425
I've been thinking about doing high ticket etsy digital - is that also dead? I've tried a few other Etsy stores but they all failed because the niches were oversaturated + not nearly high ticket enough to overcome nasty fees

Proper eBay thread needed. Right now pay for play is dominant, if you don't promote you'll get buried. Ads rule everything around me

>>56579412
I used to sell shit on eBay years ago but the fees they charge are somewhat outrageous, if I sold something for $100 AUD they would take something like $13 for themselves.

>>56579412
>I get tons of views and watchers
bots

>>56579846
Only if you sell race to the bottom saturated goyslop.

If you sell something everyone has the same easy idea to sell it should come no surprise your margins vanish, other noobs get flighty and unload at a loss you cant match, or you have mega competition so have to accept 3% margins. Its low to no barrier of entry.


If you are a small individual seller it is no different from any small business. You need a niche. I never promote unless im trying to anchor people into a higher price on another copy. I sell my stuff with 250-500% margins. The trade off is lower volume, but if you have a few products its fine. Its just an easy side income of like $15k-20k. It will naturally have scamming issues that involve more work and less margins for more volume which i dont want.

Sometimes i get popular items and my god its fucking horrific. I had a few N64 Expansion Packs a while ago and it is just a fucking rocket ship to the bottom.

>>56580781
>scamming issues
I meant scaling issues.

However on the subject i never get scammed in 15 years. Good photos, clearly show defects. Accept a loss to a retard postie every few years.

Above all else dont sell cheap shit that scammers target. No scammer wants to pay $40+ to risk not getting it back

>>56579412
you must be selling mediocre shit

>>56579827
Etsy is best for physical items

>>56579412
at this rate of those "ebay" threads it must be a paid bot shilling of ebay.

>>56580781
Sure. Also, the economy stinks so people spend less on certain things. Aiming for staples is key but also not if you’re one of 1200 people selling the same consumer staples

lol imagine using ebay in the current year.

why isn't there a 3rd part platform sellers general at this point

>>56579412
maybe check the product you're selling to see if someone else sells it for a lower price.

>>56582575
Laziness of the buyer to go anywhere else. It took over a decade for normies to actually trust Ebay

>>56581752
Like boipussy

>>56579425
I’ve always wanted to learn how to be a high quality eBay seller just for spring cleaning around my house. Always feel so guilty throwing stuff out. I’d rather put it for bidding at a penny + shipping

>>56583301
This what I did anon. Sold lots of old games and made some decent money from it.

>I will list this thing at double the market value because people can't get it elsewhere- I'm a genius
>people just watch but never buy, waiting for prices to go down
>OP cries
I watch so many items that are overpriced for what they are and sellers can't figure out why I don't want to pay 160 dollars plus sales.

>>56579412
Your prices are too high

>>56583588
I over price everything because i want people to make me offers, and every now and then some money bags actually pays the full inflated price

>>56583663
>bros none of my shit is selling I can't pay rent why won't people buy something retail sold at 50 bucks for 100 bucks on ebay
>a-actually it was my plan haha fuck poorfags
Whatever helps you cope.

It's a wasteland.
>High fees
>Easy to get scammed
>Cooperation with the (((government)))
>Removed paypal as a way to get paid
>Have to pay extra to get visibility
>Third world customer service

>>56583301
its breddy good and sometimes you'll be surprised what your useless old shit goes for. Once you do it a couple of times and learn how it works you can throw up listings in a couple of minutes. Just make sure you describe any issues it might have. I've made some decent pocket money over the years from stuff I would've just chucked in the bin.

>>56579412
Do you have offers on OP? I'd say atleast 70% of my sales the past few months have been accepting offers sent to me on listings. You'll get some faggot lowballer every now and then, but the tradeoff is worth it. Assuming you're getting you're inventory at a good enough price to swing some deals.

>>56579412
I've already spent 400$ on ebay last month for exactly:
2 paint on cardboard 40x40 and a paint on canvas 20x20.

Probably u sell shit of 0 quality

I hate ebay sellers now, I stopped using ebay because of the sellers, you cunts dont deliver shit, i call you to complain, you automatically claim that something sus is going on, meanwhile you NEVER FUCKING SENT SHIT and you're all paranoid because you've been scammed by other buyers.

Meanwhile im on a fucking 15 year old account with 1500+ rep that is 100% and you think im gona scam you for $50 and ruin my account reputation? fucking retards, learn how to ship product properly.

>>56579412
I don't even think of going on ebay these days 2bh
last thing I bought was a russian 16mm movie camera and I got half-scammed with import fee's

>>56586116
Doesn't matter what your reputation is. Sellers can only leave positive. I got scammed by a guy with an old account a while back. Seemingly legit guy, buys a lot, just throws in a scam here and there to make it trustworthy.
>Buy chinkshit for $1
>Repeat a few times
>Open item not as described case for $1000 item
>Return bag of rocks.
>Haha you can't leave negative feedback even though i stole from you haha and ebay does nothing haha i will keep doing it

>>56579412
sell at the right price and I guarantee it will sell, unless you're selling literal garbage no one wants
if it's some kind of collectible or entertainment, you should lower your price

>>56587242
You are in the business of giving away stuff i see. Nice.

>>56586116
Reputation only matters if you’re a seller. There are plenty of buyers that are absolute cunts to deal with thst have 1000+ feedback

>>56579412
It's impossible to make money on jewbay anymore because of fees, taxes and, shadow delisting. It's only good for getting rid of junk or for Jamal to sell his stolen sneakers for 86% margin.

>>56579425
ebay was dead ten years ago, made a ton in the early to mid-2000's though.

>>56579412
centralized garbage

>>56583301
>Always feel so guilty throwing stuff out
you're a lazy wagie. thats why you dont list stuff on ebay.

stop working or stop jerking off.

My ebay selling is going fine.

I net 4-6k a month. If selling collectibles only do rare and valuable $100+. My average sell price is $85. This weeds out bad buyers too. Focus on high quality goods not garage sale junk.

>>56580781
>>56579412
tough times for cancerous middle men
wahhhhhhh

>>56579412
Bump, I'm fixing to do some more listings this week, while I'm unemployed. I'm not selling any good shit right now, I have two pairs of Doc martens with watchers, that have just been sitting there for months.
I also have DC Gold Label Multiverse Figures from Target one has 12 watchers, and it is just sitting there.
I have to promote the fuck out of some of these things to sell
Hoping to sell some incandescent lightbulbs soon

>>56579412
add "free bitcoin with every sale" and send them a private key with a few pence worth of sats

>>56579412
used laser hair removers don't sell faggot

>>56579412
The shipping on even the most minor things here in Canada can be brutal.
>>56585239
Kek don’t burgers get a tax form if they sell $600 of stuff?

>>56584200
What on earth are you whining about?
I put maybe 4 hours a month into ebay and get about $15k a year out of it. Not bad.
I price it high and wait for offers to a reasonable price. It probably has a side effect of making people like you seethe because you dont know how to send an offer

>>56579425
>. ebay and dropshipping hustle died in 2016

Dropshipping makes like 70% of e-comm and its only growing. Competitive sure but easy to start and insanely low cost. Just find your niche and you will make money

>>56579425
I find eBay only good for some car parts. I can get name brand parts cheaper than the local auto parts store. Also for a beater that you don’t care about you can buy no named brand stuff. Recently bought struts on eBay for my 250k mile Hyundai , I’m sure they’re Chinese but they do their job and since it’s a beater I don’t really care much.

>>56579412
Ive cleared about $15,000 in sales this year.
mostly high volume low margins stuff.
the 13% seller cost is pretty crazy.
makes selling anything big not worth it.

>>56590734
the fee makes no difference if you sell expensive or low priced items.

You sell 100 low priced items for $11, and make $6 after fees and shipping.
or you sell 10 items for $110, and make $90 after shipping and fees.

the second option is exponentially less work, even assuming margin is exactly the same on both. that is why as a causal side business, i dont sell cheap items. it makes more work for the same money. i prefer low volume higher price items.

>>56579412
it's free to sell on ebay dumbnigger. you only pay fees n sheeyit if you sell something. not worth complaining about unless you have a, god forbid, a subscription store LMAO

>>56590801
it does because shipping costs are crazy for anything above 5lbs.
low margins, but high volume ends up working far far better.
I mean, I'm not Rolex or Bugatti.

>>56591183
What you said makes absolutely no sense relative to what im saying.

Why exactly does high value = heavy in your brain?

5lbs is over 2KG. what the hell mate. i dont think i have ever sold anything more than 400 grams even though i only sell higher priced lower volume goods.

How does low margins high volume work better?
you have to send 10x the packages, make 10x the postage labels, 10x the packaging, 10x the listings, 10x the work basically. for the same money.

>>56591183
ebay shipping discounts are good if you print their label which any moron with an ink or handheld laser printer can do. plus the USPS ground advantage is based. you can ship items over 1 pound and still pay first class prices

>>56591204
The mix up you’re having is that when he said big items he meant size, you’re thinking he meant price.

>>56591204
didn't read.
too many reddit spaced words.

>>56591223
I already have a USPS and UPS account + Thermal lable printer.
so I spend 1/2 to 1/3 that of what a store front charges.
but fuc do you still get screwed on heavier items.

>>56580724
especially in the EU as a business seller, they add VAT on top of the fee instead of including the VAT within the fee like normal with private accounts. there's very little incentive to be honest and declare that you're selling as a business except in germany they limit private accounts to 9 items within a fixed price listing.

>>56591293
>screwed on heavier items
yep. i learned from that mistake. i don't see the point in selling something over 40 pounds unless it's making you a killing

>>56587242
>>56587254
it's obviously tough as hell to find attractive stuff for dirt cheap but if you do find something then you can have a competitive price and sell a bunch while making a decent profit

>>56591342
the best stuff to sell are items that fit in those bubble mailers.
I've shipped 3lb patch panels in those for $4 a pop.
USPS losing money on those for sure.

>>56590135
Yeah sure you do bud.

Fuck eBay they permanently banned me for no reason.

>>56591418
They dont allow zoo animal on their platform

>>56580781
>Only if you sell race to the bottom saturated goyslop.
>If you sell something everyone has the same easy idea to sell it should come no surprise your margins vanish, other noobs get flighty and unload at a loss you cant match, or you have mega competition so have to accept 3% margins. Its low to no barrier of entry.

isn't that deflation which is supposed to be good?

>>56591433
Then how did you get on there?

>>56591418
>Fuck eBay they permanently banned me for no reason.
Customer service started their last phone call thanking me for my long term usage of the platform

Been using it pretty much since it first appeared. And they DARE question me in refund disputes with my 100% positive feedback record over that time frame

>>56591418
You can't sell stolen bikes on there Jamal.

i sold a backpack yesterday. made 27 bucks plus another 3 bucks on overcharging shipping. aigmi?

Do any of you anons ever sell Broken laptops for parts or repair ?
I get them from the surrounding university area that I live in.
You could make a living solely off of broken laptops if you could find enough of them.

>>56591760
This has to be satire.

I got a free Tudor Black Bay from eBay.
>Order Tooter from Jew in NJ
>Has return policy
>Get it, like it...but not enough for 4k
>Return in
>Post Office returns package to my mailbox for some reason
>Attempt to return it again
>Same thing happens
>Resigned to keeping the fucking thing
>Jew opens dispute with eBay/PP
>eBay randomly sides with me, closes dispute, refunds my money without any input or interaction on my end
>Free watch
Somewhere in NJ, there is a very, very angry Jew

ebay is fucking garbage

>>56580724
>>56590734
do you lads not get these reduced seller fees offers in your messages? I get one every second Friday without fail. I pay very low fees.

>>56591760
When I call an Indian reads their script.
>>56591778
I tried to sell my graphics card and was immediately banned for no reason. I clicked sell and then boom, I was banned. Whenever I try to contact them, they read their script and tell me that I am a dangerous threat to eBay and that they won't tell me specifically why they banned me. Mind you, this account was new, and this was the first thing I've ever sold. But your smooth brained, low IQ probably wouldn't understand that.